Places cpmaverick Wants to Go

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.